Immigration Equality's expert legal staff prepared and is proud to share this legal library so that LGBTQ immigrants, their loved ones and their representatives can find the accurate and relevant legal information they need.

This guide is designed to help individuals with a final "order of removal, deportation, or exclusion" who are still in detention after 9 days. The law states that Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) has 9 days from the date you received your final order to remove you from the US.

This guide will give you the basics about these laws and explain how your might be able to use these laws to stop your deportation. We"ll also talk about how to apply and what kind of evidence you need for a strong case.

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If you are legal permanent resident (LPR) of the United States (also called a "green card" holder) and you"ve been convicted of certain crimes or broken other immigration laws, ICE may put you into deportation proceedings. However, you may be able to apply for a one-time-only pardon that allows you to cancel your deportation.

This packet will give you the keys you need to be released on bond. It includes information about who is eligible for a bond, how to apply for bond, and what evidence you need to convince the Judge to give you a low bond.

In practice, it is a legal petition filed to challenge the government"s unlawful detention of a person. There are many different types of habeas corpus but in this guide we will only be discussing habeas corpus petitions that are filed in U.S. District Court to challenge your detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under 28 U.S.C. &#xa7; 2241. We will be simply calling these "habeas petitions" in this guide.

You should read through this guide if you think something ICE is alleging against you is wrong or if you want to fight your case even if it meansyou will have to wait a long time in detention. Denying charges against you in court will not necessarily help you win your case but it pushes the government lawyer to gather the evidence needed to prove that you are deportable. If she or he does not have the evidence then you may be able to apply for relief to stay in the United States.

If you, or someone you know, is in removal proceedings, this guide will help you understand the requirements and steps to build your case based on the "1-year cancellation of removal" legal remedy. If granted, it will stop your removal from the U.S. and will help you obtain a legal permanent resident card (green card).

This booklet is for certain individuals in the custody of DHS who do not qualify under the law to ask an Immigration Judge to lower their bonds but who may qualify to ask the Immigration and Naturalization Service to set bonds in their cases or to let them leave the detention center without paying bonds.

A Motion to Reopen (MTR) is a legal filing that asks the court to undo a deportation order and open your case back up so that you can submit new evidence, apply for a new form of relief, or have another chance because your first proceeding was unfair for some reason.

If you are in immigration proceedings and your case is considered low priority, this guide will inform how you may get granted prosecutorial discretion; that will temporarily defer your removal from the US.